Danielle Dorris captured a gold medal in the 50-metre butterfly at the Tokyo Paralympics in spectacular fashion, breaking the world record twice. Canadian sprinter Marissa Papaconstantinou captured bronze in the women’s 100 metres to give Canada 20 medals with two days of competition remaining. Eighteen-year-old Danielle Dorris of Moncton produced the first-ever sub 33-second time in the women’s 50m butterfly S7 on Friday to win Canada’s fourth gold medal at the Paralympic Games. Eighteen-year-old Danielle Dorris of Moncton produced the first-ever sub 33-second time in the women’s 50m butterfly S7 on Friday to win Canada’s fourth gold medal at the Paralympic Games. Canada’s women’s sitting volleyball team will play for Brazil for bronze Saturday after a 3-0 loss to China in Friday’s semifinals.

Source: thestar September 03, 2021 10:59 UTC